Santo Domingo

[Helpmann]

...Embassy Suites in Juan Dolio is nice and tranquil. I drove over to the banco popular in Juan Dolio and withdrew some money from the ATM, after that transaction, no other banco popular ATM machines would give me cash. I kept receiving a message "unauthorized transaction". I used banco leon and banreservas ATM machines and they gave me cash no problem...

Recently, I have had similar experiences with Banco Popular ATMs. Last month and also in November, I received the "unauthorized transaction" message at Banco Popular ATMs in Boca Chica and Playa Dorado. In February, a RD$10,000 transaction went through without giving me cash, so I had to call my bank to "reverse" the debit.

Although, I have used the Banco Popular ATM in Boca Chica for years, I am going to avoid using Banco Popular ATMs in "tourist cities/locations."

-Helpmann

[Jaosousa]

Map had both locations, I deleted the old one, is the place exactly on Nunez de Caceres and Kennedy? The pin was like a mile east of this intersection so I had to move it. It is now on Distribuidora Corripio building.

With this link: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0...mid=1246199584

The change appears on this link for the map. The bar is on the other side of Nunez Caceres from where you have the pin, you can put the pin adjacent to where the elbow is calle juan isidro. The bar is about 1/2 block directly down from the banco popular (the banco popular is on the southeast corner of kennedy and nunez de caceres), gracias amigo.

[BoricuaOnline]

With this link, pussycat A-1 Divas pin location is still at No. 7 Privada. With this link there is no pin located where the new location is on nunez de caceres and kennedy. Gracias.

Map had both locations, I deleted the old one, is the place exactly on Nunez de Caceres and Kennedy? The pin was like a mile east of this intersection so I had to move it. It is now on Distribuidora Corripio building.

[Jaosousa]

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0...mid=1246396605

Updated with your comments.

With this link, pussycat A-1 Divas pin location is still at No. 7 Privada. With this link there is no pin located where the new location is on nunez de caceres and kennedy. Gracias.

[Jaosousa]

According to DReam House location description in ad, yes, it is on the same road as the horse racing track.

The place that is off the airport ramp is still on businness and is apparently a nice place.

Thanks, from your photos and the info you and Buscemi provided, I think I can find both of those places. Always fun to see new places. jejeje or hahaha. Gracias.

[Jaosousa]

I arrived into Santo Domingo on a Saturday morning. I did the paperwork for the rental car and I told the guy I needed to buy some stuff inside the airport, my luggage was inside the car and I parked the car in an empty spot in the rental car parking lot. I took out my samsung claro cell phone that I had last used over two months ago and I tried to make a call. I got a message that my service was suspended (service is suspended after 60 days).

I walked back to the airport and went to the second floor and entered the pharmacy that is near the escalators. I asked the lady inside for a 100 peso Claro card and one cialis. On a prior trip I had paid about 680 pesos for two cialis at the pharmacy located at the corner of pasteur and independencia. I asked the price for one cialis inside the airport and was told 500 pesos. I bought the one cialis and the 100 peso claro card. Dialed 1133 and entered the code from the back of the card and I was able to make calls. My gf later checked how many minutes I had on the cell and I had 800 pesos in minutes. They had suspended my service after 60 days of non usage but they didn't delete the minutes that I had on the phone. I was happy.

I drove to San Pedro de Marcoris to the house of my GF. She lives with her mother, with no men in the house. I repaired a few things in the house for her. She has a scooter. I asked her when was the last time she changed the oil, she told me never, she has had the scooter for over a year. San Pedro de Marcoris does not get a lot of rain therefore dusty roads. I told her you have to change the oil, the air filter, oil filter, gas filter and the scooter will get better mileage and run better. She won't do it. I have never worked on a scooter before so I know nothing about opening them up and changing stuff like that on a scooter, otherwise I would do it.

Interesting how some of the homes are constructed, cement block, with pieces of wood about 2x4 serving as roof rafters, about 5 feet on center, with corrugated pieces of tin making up the roof. The electric wiring, don't ask. No screens on the windows. If I lived there I would probably cut out some pieces of the metal roof and install some clear plastic hurricane type panels to let in natural light. I would install a solar powered roof vent to suck out some of the hot air. Humble house, but they keep it super clean.

The gf and I drove over to the hilton embassy suites in juan dolio. Juan Dolio to San Pedro de Marcoris is about 10 minutes. I have stayed at the Howard Johnson Hotel Marcorix on the malecon in san pedro de marcoris, that hotel was about 40 dollars per night. It reminded me of some housing projects, I have been to in the Bronx and Brooklyn. Scratched up elevator doors with some graffiti type markings. I stayed about 6 hours and checked out. There is a nice hotel next to Jumbo in San Pedro de Marcoris, modern and clean for about 45 per night.

Embassy Suites in Juan Dolio is nice and tranquil. I drove over to the banco popular in Juan Dolio and withdrew some money from the ATM, after that transaction, no other banco popular ATM machines would give me cash. I kept receiving a message "unauthorized transaction". I used banco leon and banreservas ATM machines and they gave me cash no problem.

Some chica was getting married at Embassy Suites so there were a few cute chicas who showed up for the wedding. Seems many airlines use Embassy Suites to house their employees, I saw several pilots in uniform and other airline personnel in Embassy Suites. I checked in with the gf and when I arrived back at night with her into the hotel, there was a different person at the front desk and they didn't ask anything. Potentially could be chica friendly if you are discreet and don't have a parade of different chicas coming and going.

I saw a couple of chicas on the highway right past the traffic light where you make the right to go into boca chica, I was heading in the direction of Juan Dolio, a few of those chicas tried to waive me down, to get a free ride. I had my laptop in the car so I didn't stop. I saw one tractor trailer truck stop, but it seems the chicas weren't rushing to get into his truck.

After the main bridge into San Pedro de Marcoris, I did see a few street walkers late one night.

Embassy suite rooms are nice, they have a separate living room with two small sofas (one of which I believe folds out into a bed) with a tv. Microwave, refrigerator and coffee maker. The bedroom has high ceilings with another tv. Air conditioning worked good.

There is a drought going on now in parts of the Dom Rep. It didn't rain the time I was there. Hot and sunny.

I stopped off at El Caucho one night around 7pm, in Juan Dolio, it was closed, I have not been in that place when it was open. Driving on the main highway to the airport, I did see the VIP club (that sits on the main highway in Juan Dolio) finally open. It was the first time I saw that place open. I had a flight to catch so I didn't stop.

I took the 1:46 am flight out of sdq to jfk on jetblue. I got to the airport about two hours before departure. The line to check in at jetblue was super long, I waited about 90 minutes in line to check in.

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[BoricuaOnline]

Is it on the same road as the horse racing track? I wish I knew about that other place that you and Buscemi mentioned earlier, the place with the pool near the ramp that goes toward the airport. I would have gotten off las americas highway on my way back from San Pedro de Marcoris to find that place. .

According to DReam House location description in ad, yes, it is on the same road as the horse racing track.

The place that is off the airport ramp is still on businness and is apparently a nice place.

[Helpmann]

...For the non-Spanish speaking guys, like myself, I found that most chicas are glad to introduce you to one of their friends. The chicas would rather you keep your cash in her little network. I had one chica bring her friend to my hotel. The friend wanted $RD1500 and the chica who brought her wanted no more than to sit in the chair and watch. Brothers, these chicas just as freaky as you and I. LOL

Goodness, I haven't used my "chica spreadsheet" in over five years. No reason for me to use it anymore.

If I just needed a quickie for cash, I drive up the street to my friend's house to get an introduction to something good and fresh in Boca Chica. Nevertheless, the girls one should seek to meet on social networking sites, don't take or ask for cash. If anything, these girls would be either offended or confused if the subject came up. Just dinner, a movie, and a blowjob.

-Helpmann

[Jaosousa]

One afternoon a chica I know invited me to UASD, a large University located about 2-3 blocks behind the Hilton Hotel. I drove my car into the complex and was given a plastic laminated card that they give to all incoming motorists as way to deter car thieves, I returned the plastic card to the guy at the gate when I exited the University. I parked my car on the side of the road inside the University complex.

I was told most students have to take a physical education course. Some students choose tennis and I watched several students playing tennis. There appear to be no locker rooms close by, so the changing into the tennis clothes is done court side.

They have a baseball field, a soccer field and some basketball courts. If you want to play basketball, I am sure you could probably join into one of the impromptu games that were going on. If you know a student who plays tennis I am sure you could play tennis there. I saw chicas on the soccer field.

I saw some cute chicas walking around and I got some looks. UASD seems to be a nice refuge for some of these students, a place where they can relax by sitting under a tree in the grass.

There is a stadium there and there is small store to buy drinks and snacks where the small stadium is located, I believe 10 pesos for a small bottle of water and 30 pesos for a small bottle of coca-cola.

As I was walking around UASD, I thought to myself, if I was a professor there, the fun I could have.

UTESA and APEC are two other more expensive universities on Maximo Gomez, they appear to be much smaller in size than UASD. I thought to myself after I was stopped by the Policia Nacional on Maximo Gomez, that maybe the Policia Nacional have a special mandate to protect the area around those two more expensive universities. Maybe some politicians' daughters go to school there and they want their daughters protected, I don't know for sure, but could be a possibility. I can remember seeing a chain email in hotmail from some Dominican chica. That email had the photo of some white Italian guy in a car and the email said beware of that guy as supposedly he had kidnapped several Dominican chicas. I don't look like the Italian guy, but that email was going through my mind when I was stopped by one policia nacional, after I asked directions from one person on Maximo Gomez.

[Bq Ribs]

For those who are proficient, fluent, or bilingual in Spanish, meeting women in the Dominican Republic, becomes a numbers game............
-Helpmann

That is some report, spreadsheet and all (see post #2787). You a mess.............

So what's in it for the chicas in your spreadsheet? My guess they are playing the numbers game also. Their victory is to play the numbers and find a few WU novios. I am positive they don't expect to run into a Helpman. LOL

It has always been said speaking Spanish is a big plus. For the most part it takes quite a bit of time to master the language unless you are highly motivated. I do know if you learn just enough spanish to get your point across and can read simple sentences it helps a lot. The chicas and Dominicans as a whole are more receptive when they see you are at least making an effort to learn their language. Trust me, it helps.

For the non-Spanish speaking guys, like myself, I found that most chicas are glad to introduce you to one of their friends. The chicas would rather you keep your cash in her little network. I had one chica bring her friend to my hotel. The friend wanted $RD1500 and the chica who brought her wanted no more than to sit in the chair and watch. Brothers, these chicas just as freaky as you and I. LOL

[Jaosousa]

Jaosousa, You should accompany me on a trip to Colombia,

Just let me know when you are going. I have met many attractive Colombianas online. A 70 year old Dominican lawyer I know who lives in Santiago goes to Medellin for vacation, he says he loves Medellin.

[Jaosousa]

A Dominican friend told me next week is Semana Santa (Easter) and that could be a reason why the Policia Nacional were ultra aggressive in making stops last week, that they could be looking for extra money for Easter. I don't know, it is plausible. I have read that around Christmas time the Policia Nacional are ultra aggressive trying to make extra money.

I saw some attractive female AMET officers, sometimes I try to flirt with them when I drive by, lol.

I have never seen a female Policia Nacional.

[BoricuaOnline]

Any girl that won't meet you on your terms (whether that's meeting you at the airport, bus station, your hotel, or a cafe near your hotel) is usually full of shit!


-Helpmann

Excellent advise.

[Jaosousa]

For those who are proficient, fluent, or bilingual in Spanish, meeting women in the Dominican Republic, becomes a numbers game...

Classic.

Good to have a bunch of chicas lined up. Some of these chicas are great actresses and will promise everything while you chat with them online and then when you meet them in person, some act like monjas (sisters from the monastery). In MSN messenger, I right click over their msn name and then click edit, on the box that opens I click notes, that is where I put their phone number when they give it to me, along with sti or sdq or pop, depending what city where they live, along with their age and sometimes a few descriptors (cute, big tits etc). It can be difficult to keep track of who is who in msn messenger if you have a lot of contacts. I usually copy and paste their name, phone number, city abbreviation and descriptors into the subject line of email that I send to myself using yahoo email. Using the old yahoo email, I can copy the subject lines of 25 emails at one time and then paste it into a word document. With the word document listing all the names, phone numbers, city abbreviations, descriptors, I can click FIND in microsoft word, enter 4 numbers of a cell number, (when I receive a call from some unknown person) and I can see if that person is in my list.

I bought a 10.1 inch netbook for my last trip. An Acer Aspire for 300 dollars, has a built in webcam. 6-7 hour battery life. Nice thing about Acer laptops is that they come with a program called My Win Locker, which allows you to create a hidden password protected partition of any size you choose, on the laptop's hard drive. In that hidden password protected partition, I keep my list of chicas (I also have the list in my yahoo email, in case I ever lose my laptop or the laptop dies). I also keep the photos in that hidden partition, some Dominican chicas are like spies and if given the chance they will search your laptop for photos of other chicas, best to keep the photos hidden from them.

Only problem using the small netbook laptop was viewing boricua online's Santo Domingo map, with a slow internet connection it took a while for the map to load and then it was really small on the screen, while using google chrome. There must be some way I can get the toolbars and the borders to disappear in google chrome so that Boricua online's map will appear bigger on the small netbook screen.

[Jaosousa]

Here is a pic of Dreams House:

Is it on the same road as the horse racing track? I wish I knew about that other place that you and Buscemi mentioned earlier, the place with the pool near the ramp that goes toward the airport. I would have gotten off las americas highway on my way back from San Pedro de Marcoris to find that place. A guy I know who works at sky house on pasteur asked me if I had been to Ejecutivo. It is located on the service road for las americas near avenida charles de gaul.

Photo of a new chica casa that will open on Avenida Pasteur, it is located between girl's house and sky house. It is called something like Latin Dolls.

I stopped in bar 305 one night around 3:30am, the new place across from Villas Hernanos restaurant on avenida independencia. They have parking spaces for cars, you walk in and there is a big empty room, to the left, is a well stocked bar. I saw a youngish bald headed latino guy behind the bar and a 65 year old guy behind the bar. The cashier chica was cute. The female bartender not so cute. One thick chica sat next to me at the bar, nothing great. At first I didn't see any other chicas. Then some other guys walked in and about 4 chicas came out, all wearing black dresses. I didn't see anything to write home about, I really didn't study them hard, it was late.